Conferences and games evenings on virtual worlds and role-playing games

The Swiss Game Museum is joining forces with the Centre du jeu excessif (CHUV) to bring you an event focusing on virtual worlds and role-playing.

On the program: a conference on prevention in the context of digital practices, followed by a round table on the history and practice of role-playing games, whose modern ancestor, Dungeons and Dragons, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024.

Starting at 8:30 p.m., several introductory role-playing tables will be available, hosted by Game Masters who will invite you to discover this practice straddling acting and theatrical improvisation. Registration is on-site, and no prior knowledge is required!

Evening program

Conference (6 pm to 7:15 pm)

How can we develop our “safe world” in the context of our digital practices?

François Savard, Virtual Guardian Foundation, Canada.

Round table: role-playing (7:30 pm to 8:30 pm)

Roundtable discussion moderated by Laetitia Béraud, journalist with Le Temps.

Speakers :

• Joël Billieux, Associate Professor, Institute of Psychology (University of Lausanne)

• Isaac Pante, teacher-researcher (University of Lausanne) and role-playing game designer

• Océane Voland, President of the JDR-Poly Committee, association for the promotion of role-playing games (EPFL)

Role-playing tables open to all (from 8:30pm)

Role-playing sessions for all levels (until midnight, on-site registration).

An aperitif will be served from 8:30 pm, and you can visit the Museum free of charge during the evening. An information stand on the use of screens will be available.

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Pre-congress event for the international symposium
“Preventing and treating excessive gambling in a digitalized world” (CHUV)